Dogs’ brain scans reveal similarity to humans

Devoted dog owners often claim that their pets understand them. A new study suggests they could be right. By placing dogs in an MRI scanner, researchers from Hungary found that the canine brain reacts to voices in the same way that the human brain does. Emotionally charged sounds, such as crying or laughter, also prompted similar responses, perhaps explaining why dogs are attuned to human emotions. The work is published in the journal Current Biology. BBC 20 Feb.

Following guidelines presented by Cyril Fagan in  “Primer of Sidereal Astrology”, Garth Allen arrived at the conclusion that the Capricorn Sidereal Ingress was of primary importance followed in rank by that of Cancer . Presented here is chart for the current Capricorn Sidereal Ingress at London progressed to Feb 20, 2014, the date on which the above mentioned study was published in the journal Current Biology. Notice that the progressed Ascendant triggers the T-square of Pluto-Uranus-Jupiter-Moon on that date. Pluto-Uranus is about scientific breakthroughs  while the Jupiter [14cn12] and Moon [15cn07]  conjunct the star Sirius [14cn17], alpha Canis Major, the Dog Star tell us that this breakthrough could be about dogs!